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Abington [née Barton], Frances [Fanny] (1737-1815), actress, was born in lowly circumstances and grew up in the slums around Drury Lane. Her mother died when she was fourteen; her father, who according to some accounts was the son of Christopher Barton of Norton, Derbyshire, was discharged as a private soldier ...

Abington [née Barton], Frances [Fanny] (1737-1815), actress, was born in lowly circumstances and grew up in the slums around Drury Lane. Her mother died when she was fourteen; her father, who according to some accounts was the son of Christopher Barton of Norton, Derbyshire, was discharged as a private soldier ...